Associate Senior Counsel, Market Access

At Eisai, satisfying unmet medical needs and increasing the benefits healthcare provides to patients, their families, and caregivers is Eisai’s human health care (hhc) mission. We’re a growing pharmaceutical company that is breaking through in neurology and oncology, with a strong emphasis on research and development. Our history includes the development of many innovative medicines, notably the discovery of the world's most widely-used treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. As we continue to expand, we are seeking highly-motivated individuals who want to work in a fast-paced environment and make a difference.  If this is your profile, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will report to an Assistant General Counsel and be primarily responsible for providing counsel to Eisai’s commercial teams relating to market access, customer contracting, trade relations, government price reporting, patient support, as well as other pharmaceutical regulatory counseling.

Essential Functions:

• Provides proactive and day-to-day legal support, advice and counsel on a variety of market access matters.
• Drafts and negotiates complex agreements with customers and supply chain entities (e.g., payors, group purchasing organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, wholesalers, distributors and pharmacies).
• Counsels on manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs (e.g., co-pay assistance, coupons, reimbursement support, patient assistance programs, adherence support).
• Works to ensure Eisai’s compliance with pharmaceutical laws and industry guidelines including the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, federal and state pricing-related laws and regulations, PhRMA Code and FDA regulatory guidelines.
• Serves as the legal representative for market access materials on promotional review committees.
• Proactively informs assigned business client of important legal, enforcement and other industry developments, including DOJ and OIG Compliance Guidance and Enforcement Activities.
• Manages the legal and reputational risks of assigned business clients.
• Helps drive the implementation of legal strategy and policies.
• Develops training content as needed on legal and other risks.

Requirements:

• JD degree and 7+ years of legal practice including a minimum of 4 years focused on providing counsel to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Member in good standing of a state bar.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulatory and fraud and abuse laws and/or pharmaceutical government price reporting laws.
• Ability to learn quickly and operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Able to participate on key teams and be involved in key projects.
• Excellent level of oral and written communication skills, able to effectively present ideas, counsel and information to others.

Skills:Business Acumen, Communication & Cross-functional Influence, Critical Thinking & Business Agility, Drafting and Negotiation, Industry/ Regulatory Knowledge, Legal & Reputational Risk Management, Legal Knowledge, Mentoring/ People Development, Stakeholder Management (Legal/ Compliance)

Eisai Salary Transparency Language:

The base salary range for the Associate Senior Counsel, Market Access is from :189,100-248,200

Under current guidelines, this position is eligible to participate in : Eisai Inc. Annual Incentive Plan & Eisai Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.

Final pay determinations will depend on various factors including but not limited to experience level, education, knowledge, and skills.

Employees are eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. For additional information on Company employee benefits programs, visit https://us.eisai.com/careers-at-eisai/benefits.

Certain other benefits may be available for this position, please discuss any questions with your recruiter.

Eisai is an equal opportunity employer and as such, is committed in policy and in practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.  Similarly, considering the need for reasonable accommodations, Eisai prohibits discrimination against persons because of disability, including disabled veterans.

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